Every October, we are asked about pumpkin flavored cream, and every October, Ottoline sighs. We do offer one, but only a very small one, and it is made gently. Real pumpkin, roasted in the farmhouse oven until soft, then stirred into the cream with a whisper of nutmeg.
It comes out looking like a sunset in a saucer. Cats who try it go very still, then very sleepy, then rather smug. It is not for everyday. It is for those cold evenings when you want your whole household to be a small warm story.
We are making just 90 saucers this year. They will go quickly. Dumpling has volunteered to guard them. She will eat the first one.
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